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Sep 24, 2024 · (Director Harriet Marin Jones is named after her mother.) An executive producer of the film, Quincy Jones also appears on camera, explaining the beneficent side of the Policy Kings, who helped ...
Sep 20, 2024 · The award-winning documentary, directed by Edward Jones’ granddaughter Harriet Marin Jones, begins a weeklong run at Harper Court Theater, offering an in-depth look at the rise and fall of one...
Sep 7, 2024 · By exploring the rise and fall of the most famous Policy King of all time, Harriet Marin Jones, Edward Jones’ granddaughter, delves deep into her extended family’s past to tell this remarkable...
Sep 26, 2024 · Today, we have the privilege of speaking with Harriet Marin Jones, the visionary filmmaker behind *King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones*. In this compelling documentary, Harriet unearths the extraordinary story of her grandfather, Edward Jones, a Black businessman who rose to prominence in the 1930s as one of Chicago's most…
4 days ago · King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (Film, US/France, Harriet Marin Jones, 2022) French documentarian pieces together the life story of her seldom-discussed grandfather, who turns out to have been the king of Chicago numbers rackets from 1930 to 1946.
3 days ago · L'EXPOSITION : Du 24 septembre 2024 au 12 janvier 2025, le Musée d'Orsay présente l'exposition « Harriet Backer (1845-1932), La musique des couleurs », une occasion exceptionnelle de découvrir cette artiste norvégienne majeure encore méconnue en France. Exposition Harriet Backer, La musique des couleurs ©2024 Musée d'Orsay.
Sep 24, 2024 · The film “King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones” tells the untold story of the other boss of Chicago — and how the descendant of slaves became one of the richest men in America. The film's director, Harriet Marin Jones, along with executive producer Debbie Allen joined “Your Morning” with more. 5:30.
Sep 23, 2024 · The Quincy Jones and Debbie Allen produced documentary from European filmmaker Harriet Marin Jones explores her searching for the truth about her grandfather, Edward Jones. Known as... Read More
Sep 20, 2024 · Gangster for some, hero for others, who was really Edward Jones? In the '30s and '40s, this descendant of slaves becomes one of the richest men in the US thanks to the Policy business, an illegal numbers game that ultimately became the modern State Lottery.
Sep 20, 2024 · Harriet Marin Jones ‘King of Kings’ Premieres at Harper Court Theater, Uncovering the Story of Chicago’s Policy King. September 20, 2024. By: Staff Report. About Us; Advertise With Us;
